Project: Miss 'Pane

I've been meaning to sit down and recollect every thing I've been working on for the past few weeks, but I haven't had much time, so this is better than nothing.

Starting platform is a 1984 Toyota 4Runner SR5. I bought it from a Navy EOD who was about to be shipped back out and was home for a few weeks to clear up some business. He didn't want it sitting at his father's place up in Jonestown for another year, so we struck a deal.

Stopped by U-haul on my way home from the office the next day and drove up to Jonestown to pick it up.

I bought it on a whim, like most of my big purchases... So I didn't have a chance to really tear into it before buying it. Turned out to be a decent purchase, but there was definitely some booty-fab and short cuts taken.

The EOD only owned it for about a year and never really drove, except around Lake Travis. The guy before him was a local mechanic that used it for "muddin'", and the under-body showed it. I spent the first couple of weeks not really working on it, just tearing out what was left of the carpeting and interior.

It was pretty much gutted already, but I pulled the rest of the interior panels, cleaned up the dash, yanked the front and rear seats/belts out, pulled out the speakers, and emptied the truck of all the spares and fluids hidden in the various nooks.


(And the upload isn't working right now, so that's all for tonight.)

If he was EOD, be careful, there is liable to be trip wires hid all over it. :D


Nice ride though, glad to see you got a rig to really wheel now. :gigem:

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Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH

If he was EOD, be careful, there is liable to be trip wires hid all over it. :D


Nice ride though, glad to see you got a rig to really wheel now. :gigem:

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Thanks Ed. Deadline is TCC and I've only been working on this thing steady for the past 3 weeks. I don't have time to get it quite where I like it, but it should be wheelable. Didn't think about any kind of armor though, so I'll be taking it light on the rocks the first time around. Hopefully by the memorial day run I'll have some steel to protect the body, which is in pretty decent shape.

Looks like you've got a good start. Let's see some more pics! What are the plans for it?

Plans are to get out in the garage and work on it. I'll update some more after I'm done tonight.

looks good, I hope you get some bigger straps to hold it to the trailer next time

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Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007

looks good, I hope you get some bigger straps to hold it to the trailer next time

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Seriously! I personally know two people that have had a car fall of a trailer because those broke.

Karl's was just an old shatty minivan, although it did provide transportation for many events.

The second however is a craptastic whipple charged mustang which incurred a decent amount of body damage.

Rocker guards! If you care one bit about the body don't even think about trying to wheel that thing without rocker guards!

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Originally Posted by Doug Krebs

The second however is a craptastic whipple charged mustang which incurred a decent amount of body damage.

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no wonder it fell off the trailer. you didnt mention the ice chest tie downs.

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Originally Posted by Doug Krebs

Seriously! I personally know two people that have had a car fall of a trailer because those broke.

Karl's was just an old shatty minivan, although it did provide transportation for many events.

The second however is a craptastic whipple charged mustang which incurred a decent amount of body damage.

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In my defense I was using Ron's shat box of a trailer that fish tails if you go over 1.5 mph... Umm plus I was young or something...

But yeah, those little straps are not for cars/trucks....

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Originally Posted by uglyota

Rocker guards! If you care one bit about the body don't even think about trying to wheel that thing without rocker guards!

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yes, and plate the frame where you mount them

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Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007

looks good, I hope you get some bigger straps to hold it to the trailer next time

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Had chains wrapped around both axles with binders, I threw the straps on there just because I had them in the back of the truck.

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Originally Posted by uglyota

Rocker guards! If you care one bit about the body don't even think about trying to wheel that thing without rocker guards!

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I was planning on figuring out the Toyota boatside dilema, but no time for that just yet, so I made a call to Trail-Gear on Friday...

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Originally Posted by CRaSHnBuRN

yes, and plate the frame where you mount them

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Planning on making some diamond shaped plates and gussets. Need to pick up some steel tomorrow, Trail-Mart shat should be here Wednesday/Thursday.

Ok, after I got the truck to my apartment (the neighboors love me by the way), I ditched the 38.5" TSLs to finally put on the brand new 35's I've had for just over a year now. I pulled the 2.5" blocks from the rear and started cleaning things up a bit.

Are you going to keep the 38in. tsls?

Man, that thing is clean.

NOW HACK THE **** OUT OF IT AND LET'S WHEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!

the lift is how big. i bet the angle on the steering is awesome.

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Originally Posted by BroncoJo

Are you going to keep the 38in. tsls?

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Sold them to a guy in Dallas a while back. I think I had them posted on here.

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Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH

Man, that thing is clean.

NOW HACK THE **** OUT OF IT AND LET'S WHEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!

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It's pretty clean. There are several dents around the driver's side rear quaret panel and a few small spots of rust, but it would look a ****-ton better if they hadn't spray bombed the thing. I plan on trying out that Interlux Topside paint and bringing this thing back to it's original blue.

And no, I'm not going to pull a Feller on this thing, I plan to trim the fenders a bit, massage the firewall, and bob it a few months down the road, but I'd like to keep the body in tact so I can pimp it around Austin with my environmentally friendly fuel. :gigem:

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Originally Posted by Eckert

the lift is how big. i bet the angle on the steering is awesome.

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Hell if I know. The truck actually drove decent when I checked it out. I'd take a picture of the stock steering, but the front axle has been MIA for about 2.5 weeks now.

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Originally Posted by Eckert

the lift is how big. i bet the angle on the steering is awesome.

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Actually, now that I think about it - I pulled 2.5" lift blocks off the rear and the rear springs are aftermarket lift. The front has 6.5" eye to eye shackles, which is 3" over stock and the springs appear to be 4" lifts, so I'd say it was a 5-6" lift. My goal now is 2.5", but I think I'll still be sitting taller than that at TCC.

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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman

..., but I'd like to keep the body in tact so I can pimp it around Austin with my environmentally friendly fuel. :gigem:

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speaking of which, why Miss Pane, and not Major 'Pane? Just curious. I did used to know this crazy redhead named Missy Pane though... :eek:

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Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH

speaking of which, why Miss Pane, and not Major 'Pane? Just curious. I did used to know this crazy redhead named Missy Pane though... :eek:

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1) Because Major Pane was the worst movie ever made.
2) Trucks, like boats, should always be women (and we all know women never get promoted up to Major).
3) The SO's name is Melissa, aka Missy (I call her Miss), and she's trying to get interested in the sport on this build.
4) Because she (^) liked the name.

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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman

1) Because Major Pane was the worst movie ever made.
You sir have no sense of humor...
2) Trucks, like boats, should always be women (and we all know women never get promoted up to Major).
Obviously you have never heard of Abu Ghraib...
3) The SO's name is Melissa, aka Missy (I call her Miss), and she's trying to get interested in the sport on this build.
Oh, and she is gonna love it when she hears you hollerin in the garage when you are undoing the battery and holler "Gawddammit Miss, gimme my nuts back"
4) Because she (^) liked the name.
See #3

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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman

1) Because Major Pane was the worst movie ever made.

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There are much worse movies than Major Pane. I thought it was hilarious, and look how cool I am.:gigem:

Ice Cold!!!!

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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman

And no, I'm not going to pull a Feller on this thing . . . .

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Sheetmetal is overated. Hell, even with a exo I still managed to dent what little remains of my sheetmetal in three places at Tree's

I doubt your piece of **** would pass inspection. This one will.

Oh, and I finally realized the front hanger had been beat to **** and re-welded, how I didn't spot that, I don't know. But I don't have time to make one, so I've got one on order from TG.

Does anyone have some stock front spring hangers? The shortest I could find were 5" eye to eye. I guess I'll probably just have to make those too, but a hand drill, 3/8" plate and 19 mm drill bits don't usually go together.

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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman

2) Trucks, like boats, should always be women (and we all know women never get promoted up to Major).

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I disagree. What kind of woman name would Pigpen or The Klogger have?:flipoff2:

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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman

I doubt your piece of **** would pass inspection. This one will.

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Hell I got tags on my 4Runner through August of 08! :gigem:

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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman

Oh, and I finally realized the front hanger had been beat to **** and re-welded, how I didn't spot that, I don't know. But I don't have time to make one, so I've got one on order from TG.

Does anyone have some stock front spring hangers? The shortest I could find were 5" eye to eye. I guess I'll probably just have to make those too, but a hand drill, 3/8" plate and 19 mm drill bits don't usually go together.

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Garrett, let me look through my boxes o'sh!t and see what I have. I will let you know what I got, and maybe send you a care package. :gigem:

would you quit fuggin ordering stuff from trail gear?
Marlin Crawler, Front Range Offroad, even All-Pro are the innovative companies who busted their asses to make it possible for you to easily build a badass rig out of a toyota minitruck. Trailgear came onto the scene cheating, stealing, and otherwise conniving to put these companies out of business. They do not deserve a dime.

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Originally Posted by uglyota

would you quit fuggin ordering stuff from trail gear?
Marlin Crawler, Front Range Offroad, even All-Pro are the innovative companies who busted their asses to make it possible for you to easily build a badass rig out of a toyota minitruck. Trailgear came onto the scene cheating, stealing, and otherwise conniving to put these companies out of business. They do not deserve a dime.

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I hadn't ordered anything from them until last week. No one else could meet my deadlines for the sliders to be here by Thursday. And Marlin keeps ****ing up my orders, so I might be done with them. I just talked with Brian an hour or so ago about some parts he's watching after for me and I just ordered the hanger from AllPro. So, I support the original Toyota vendors, thank you very much. :gigem:

good man, not sure that excuses the fact that TG even came to mind, but it helps :flipoff2:
are you just trying to get rid of the long shackles to lose lift? You'll probably be better off keeping the long shackles and pulling/replacing a leaf or two out of those springs

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Originally Posted by uglyota

good man, not sure that excuses the fact that TG even came to mind, but it helps :flipoff2:
are you just trying to get rid of the long shackles to lose lift? You'll probably be better off keeping the long shackles and pulling/replacing a leaf or two out of those springs

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These shackles are huge, so yes, loosing them to loose some lift. I don't want to pull leaves yet because the springs are brand new and I don't want to fork them up.

While Marlin is a great guy, their customer service blows nuts.

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Originally Posted by afroman006

I disagree. What kind of woman name would Pigpen or The Klogger have?:flipoff2:

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Butch